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  • Poetry Tutorials Article Index
    by Big Brother » Sat Aug 09, 2014 9:58 pm
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  • How to Submit Articles
    by Kale » Sun Oct 11, 2015 5:01 pm
    2 replies
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    Mon Oct 12, 2015 2:29 am
  • Some Twentieth-Century Poetic Movements
    by Liminality » Sun Aug 28, 2022 12:05 pm
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    Sun Aug 28, 2022 12:05 pm
  • Things to Consider About Haiku
    by Kale » Sat Jul 08, 2017 4:43 am
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    Last post by BluesClues
    Sun May 02, 2021 11:53 pm
  • Discovering Your Voice
    by Virgil » Mon Oct 31, 2016 10:29 pm
    1 replies
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    Last post by piyaliarchives
    Sat Dec 12, 2020 3:22 pm
  • Beautiful Cinquains & How To Write Them
    by Lumi » Thu Oct 31, 2013 4:19 am
    4 replies
    2979 views
    Last post by Hkumar
    Tue May 19, 2020 9:11 am
  • Poetic Forms: The Villanelle
    by Rydia » Tue May 13, 2014 6:41 pm
    1 replies
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    Last post by Starve
    Sat Dec 14, 2019 3:03 pm
  • How to Create a Random Poetry Line Generator
    Instructions to create your own poetry line generator in excel
    by lliyah » Wed Oct 30, 2019 4:52 pm
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    Wed Oct 30, 2019 4:52 pm
  • Kiss My Assonance - 5 ways to improve your poetry
    by barefootrunner » Sat Dec 24, 2011 2:25 pm
    2 replies
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    Last post by Anma
    Thu Apr 25, 2019 1:16 am
  • Slam Poetry: Writing and Performing
    Tips for writing and performing slam poetry
    by lliyah » Wed May 16, 2018 6:29 pm
    5 replies
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    Last post by alliyah
    Wed May 16, 2018 6:34 pm
  • Making Meter Easy
    by Aley » Wed Feb 21, 2018 1:40 am
    6 replies
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    Last post by Aley
    Wed Feb 21, 2018 1:43 am
  • Specificity in Poetry
    by lliyah » Thu Nov 02, 2017 7:52 pm
    3 replies
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    Last post by alliyah
    Thu Nov 02, 2017 7:54 pm
  • Stanzas
    Discover Stanzas and Lines in a whole new way
    by Aley » Mon Sep 04, 2017 5:32 pm
    7 replies
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    Last post by Aley
    Mon Sep 04, 2017 5:39 pm
  • Marking Up A Poem
    Finding rhyme scheme and meter in poetry
    by Aley » Wed Jun 21, 2017 6:06 pm
    3 replies
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    Last post by Aley
    Wed Jun 21, 2017 6:11 pm
  • Stresses in Writing
    A Guide to Working with Stress
    by Aley » Sat Apr 01, 2017 2:40 am
    9 replies
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    Last post by Aley
    Sat Apr 01, 2017 2:47 am
  • Counting Syllables
    A guide in the ways of syllables
    by Aley » Mon Aug 22, 2016 6:18 pm
    5 replies
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    Last post by Aley
    Mon Aug 22, 2016 6:29 pm
  • Editing for Emotion
    Sister Guide to Editing Your Baby
    by Aley » Fri Jul 29, 2016 3:41 pm
    10 replies
    1120 views
    Last post by Aley
    Fri Jul 29, 2016 3:49 pm
  • Punctuation in Poetry
    A Sister Guide to Capitalization in Poetry
    by Aley » Wed Jun 15, 2016 1:35 pm
    8 replies
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    Last post by Aley
    Wed Jun 15, 2016 1:44 pm
  • Editing Your Baby
    When Poetry is Problematic to Edit
    by Aley » Mon Mar 07, 2016 1:57 am
    7 replies
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    Last post by Aley
    Mon Mar 07, 2016 2:02 am
  • Poetic Forms: Climbing Rhyme
    by Rydia » Tue May 13, 2014 6:48 pm
    2 replies
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    Last post by Rydia
    Thu Dec 04, 2014 6:51 pm
  • Secret Treasures in Poetic Devices
    {Including alliteration, rhythm & meter, and rhyme!}
    by Hannah » Sun Mar 08, 2009 3:36 am
    1 replies
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    Last post by DukeofWonderland
    Thu Aug 07, 2014 11:27 pm
  • Capitalization in Poetry
    by Aley » Wed May 21, 2014 7:51 pm
    7 replies
    48118 views
    Last post by Rosendorn
    Mon Jul 28, 2014 6:13 am
  • Poetic Forms: The Palindrome
    by Aley » Wed Jun 11, 2014 8:19 pm
    2 replies
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    Last post by ThereseCricket
    Thu Jul 10, 2014 10:36 pm
  • Poetree Games
    by Rydia » Tue May 13, 2014 6:55 pm
    1 replies
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    Last post by LadySpark
    Tue Jun 03, 2014 6:05 pm
  • Poetic Forms: The Terza Rima
    by Rydia » Tue May 13, 2014 6:37 pm
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    Last post by Rydia
    Tue May 13, 2014 6:37 pm
  • Original Poetry
    by Mars » Sat Mar 28, 2009 7:29 pm
    3 replies
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    Last post by Rosendorn
    Thu Jun 20, 2013 5:47 pm
  • Cliches in Poetry
    by OverEasy » Fri Jan 29, 2010 9:13 pm
    6 replies
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    Last post by AlfredSymon
    Sun Aug 12, 2012 9:55 pm
  • How-To: Iambic Pentameter
    A Tutorial
    by Lumi » Mon Oct 03, 2011 10:41 pm
    1 replies
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    Last post by AlfredSymon
    Sun Jan 22, 2012 1:24 am
  • Rhyme...all the time!
    by Cade » Wed Sep 12, 2007 12:21 am
    5 replies
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    Last post by Fran94
    Tue Apr 05, 2011 3:52 am
  • Pray Perpetuate Poetry Punctuation
    by Kale » Tue Jun 29, 2010 8:48 pm
    1 replies
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    Last post by Navita
    Tue Nov 16, 2010 8:05 am
  • How to Write Good Poetry
    by Rydia » Wed Sep 15, 2010 12:12 pm
    0 replies
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    Wed Sep 15, 2010 12:12 pm
  • I'm Angry! ...
    ... Then write a poem!
    by Jon » Sat Nov 22, 2008 4:24 pm
    2 replies
    1802 views
    Last post by AngerManagement
    Wed Aug 25, 2010 11:43 am
  • Emotional Poetry
    Writing good emotional poems.
    by Emerson » Fri Aug 10, 2007 9:08 pm
    10 replies
    7494 views
    Last post by Emerson
    Thu Jun 17, 2010 8:30 pm
  • Punctuation&Poetry: Can't I leave it out? A New Poet's Guide
    by Adnamarine » Tue Oct 06, 2009 9:03 pm
    1 replies
    2083 views
    Last post by Nutty
    Tue Mar 02, 2010 9:01 am
  • On Poetry and how to Make it not Suck
    by Explosive_Pen » Sun Sep 27, 2009 11:29 pm
    3 replies
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    Last post by Explosive_Pen
    Wed Sep 30, 2009 6:31 pm
  • On Highly Structured Poems
    by Snoink » Sun Sep 02, 2007 4:41 am
    1 replies
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    Last post by Abigail_W.
    Sun Aug 02, 2009 12:40 am
  • Poetry-Editing Checklist
    by Jasmine Hart » Sun Mar 22, 2009 10:17 pm
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    Last post by Jasmine Hart
    Sun Mar 22, 2009 10:17 pm
  • ABC's of Punctuation in Poetry
    A different guide
    by Turntable Jack » Mon Dec 01, 2008 7:07 pm
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    Mon Dec 01, 2008 7:07 pm
  • Poetry and Punctuation
    What do poetry and punctuation have to do together?
    by Emerson » Fri Aug 10, 2007 9:10 pm
    3 replies
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    Last post by alwaysawriter
    Sat Nov 29, 2008 3:55 am
  • Flow
    For those poems that seem 'stopped up'
    by Jon » Sat Nov 22, 2008 5:11 am
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    Last post by Jon
    Sat Nov 22, 2008 5:11 am
  • Navel-gazing
    by Snoink » Sun Sep 02, 2007 4:42 am
    1 replies
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    Last post by Kit
    Thu Nov 29, 2007 12:56 am
  • Imagery
    Its purpose and use.
    by something euclidean » Mon Aug 27, 2007 12:57 am
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    Mon Aug 27, 2007 12:57 am

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